Latest Contributions by ScottStopyak

The latest software update lets you record the necessary attributes but you'll need to figure out a conversion to rinex maybe. There was NGS talk about having an RTK upload interface instead of having to run static for hours to recover monuments, but then COVID happened. ... View more

I'm not Jason, but I'll chime in. You can maybe use Sprint if they are still supporting 3G. Most carriers aren't. We have used a mifi with ours on verizon which has good coverage where we operate. It will work but the connection to the 20 will also drop a lot. If you have the luxury of patience, you can collect points. If you need to collect points on the move or in and out of traffic, you'll need to use different equipment. ... View more

As usual, no thought was given to backward compatibility except to avoid it at all costs. ESRI's practice of intentionally breaking compatibility has caused me grief with Pro and innumerable times across ArcMap versions for 15+ years. It's totally unethical. ... View more

I'll usually take a raw DEM produced from the lidar, fill the pits and then burn streams into that. Here's a link to a tutorial by David Tarboton. That's pretty much how I do it.  http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/giswr2011/Ex4/Ex42011.pdf  ... View more

Containers is really interesting for keeping environments isolated and intact. Esri is using docker containers with the Notebook server which I thought would be awesome for automating workflows in a single, stable environment...then I saw the price tag. Arctortionate. (Arc + Extortionate). I thought google was going to do big things in GIS too but it doesn't seem to be happening. If I'm looking into the crystal ball, I think esri will port a lot more tools to AGO but, right now, it's nowhere near being able to replace the desktop and lacks some essentials like automated backups and required security compliances. That and every time they change it, I end up with a broken app, widget or something, which is frustrating...and (to circle back to the main point of the post) would be better understood by esri if bug reporting was easier. You think Pro bug reporting is painful? Try reporting AGO bugs via the overseas support. Yikes. ... View more

I think it's a matter of a far too aggressive release cycle, lack of internal testing and also really bad (maybe intentionally bad) backward compatibility. You have to upgrade an entire enterprise GIS in one fell swoop anymore, which is hard. Then add new bugs into the equation and it becomes really hard. We won't even touch a major release anymore so our ROI on the maintenance we pay is diminished. Still, there are some exciting developments and helpful staff at esri and they're way ahead of the competition, if you can afford their products. ... View more

If you call during business hours pacific time and ask the operator to please give you US support and please not India, they'll usually oblige. Not that India support is terrible. They are fine for some kinds of basic support and are good at following up. However, there are things that they don't do well. It has been my experience that chasing down bugs and creating bug reports is not really in their wheelhouse. US support is 100% better for bugs and other complex issues. Also, communication with US support is much easier for me because we speak with the same accent. ... View more

I think notification of status changes would be good. If marked "unable to reproduce", I'd be fine with notification. If marked something else like "Fixed at 2.5.2" I'd be happy to hear that as well. So in essence, yes, I would want to follow the bug, but I would not want a support case created if I opted out. Maybe instead of contact/don't contact, it would be better if it was more like "Create a support case and contact me." Yes/No toggle. ... View more

What if esri simply added a "Contact me / Don't contact me about this bug" toggle switch? That'd be an improvement because it helps prevent an unwanted support case from spawning, saving time for both esri support and the bug reporter. ... View more

I've had good luck with US support which is typically very knowledgeable and willing to file bug reports, but if I get India support the experience is much different. Also, once a bug gets filed it may never be resolved, which makes me less likely to want to go through the current process. It's much easier for me to simply fire up Arcmap or Catalog. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way, so esri probably loses a lot of valuable feedback just because bug reporting is inconvenient. If it was my product, I'd make it as painless as possible to report issues. I'll post it on Ideas if it isn't already there. ... View more

I guess my point is that the rules are kind of broken. If there was a developer on the other end of the support ticket, it'd be different. There's no bad feedback, so there should be an additional avenue for someone to drop a report and go, IMHO. ... View more